Kelly told me a long time ago that when she get proposed to it better be a full day thing & it has to be a big scene. So I asked Kelly if she wanted to go back home (Rapid City, SD) for my birthday (Sept 1). In Rapid City, the day of our engagement, September 2nd the day before our 5th year anniversary . The day started with breakfast at Kelly's favorite restaurant (Colonial House) then my family all went horse back riding in the black hills by Crazy Horse and toured Needles Highway. After going back to Rapid City, my family said they were busy so they couldn't come to dinner with us at our favorite restaurant (Silverado). We left to go to dinner in Deadwood. But, I wanted to make a quick stop in Spearfish (where we go every time we go back home). We always have taken photos at Roughlock Falls (in Spear fish canyon) every time we go back. We probably have photos from every year since we met there. As we walked down to Roughlock falls, Kelly was completely unaware, but Kyle's family was hidden in the trees and at the top of Roughlock falls. We take our usual path that we always take there and enjoyed the scenery. As Kelly was enjoying the waterfalls and the trees, I was getting down on one knee and taking out the engagement ring from a customized wooden ring box that I had been working on for months! Right after I proposed, my whole family popped out of all the trees around us and had pictures of the whole thing! I didn't propose to Kelly the next day (our anniversary) because he didn't want me to expect anything, he wanted it to be a complete surprise! :)